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The '''Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]].  The flotilla changed composition often as ships were damaged, retired or transferred.
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The '''Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]] first created in April, 1916.
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In 1916, it was comprised of [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] whose sixty-six 21-in Mark II torpedo test runs in the first half of that year proved 77% probable to endanger the enemy.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 87.</ref>
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==Captains (D)==
 
==Captains (D)==
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* Captain [[James Uchtred Farie|J. U. Farie]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
 
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* Captain [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton]], November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 756.</ref>{{INF}}
 
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* Captain [[Hugh Justin Tweedie]], ?.{{FC}}
 
  
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==Composition==
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<div name=fredbot:officecaptD otitle="Captain (D), Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
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'''Battle of Jutland'''
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Uchtred Farie|nick=James U. Farie|appt=25 April, 1916<ref>Farie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}} f. 154.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}|end=April, 1917<ref>Farie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89.}} f. 154.</ref>}}
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<br>Ten destroyers under the lead of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}} screened the {{UK-BCS|1}}.  Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Justin Tweedie|nick=Hugh J. Tweedie|appt=April, 1917<ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref>|end=November, 1917<ref>Tweedie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 332.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|nick=Arthur B. S. Dutton|appt=November, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 756}}<ref>Dutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>|end=8 April, 1919<ref>Dutton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7603013}} f. 258.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|nick=Francis S. W. de Winton|appt=1 December, 1939|end=18 January, 1941}}
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</div name=fredbot:officecaptD>
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==History==
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===April, 1916===
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The flotilla appears for the first time in the ''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'', attached to the Grand Fleet.  The flotilla would started with nine newly constructed "M" class destroyers and a depot ship shared another flotilla.{{SMNLApr16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nestor}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Nomad}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pelican}}
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|-
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|}
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===May, 1916===
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The flotilla gains {{UK-Champion}} as a flotilla cruiser, and destroyers {{UK-Narborough}}, {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-Ophelia}} and {{UK-Partridge}}.  Strength is now a cruiser, thirteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.{{SMNLMay16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nestor}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Nomad}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Ophelia}}||align=center|{{UK-Partridge}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Pelican}}
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|-
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|}
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===Battle of Jutland===
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:{{Main|Thirteenth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland}}
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Ten destroyers of the Thirteenth under the lead of the {{UK-Champion|f=t}} screened the {{UK-BCS|1}} during the battle, bolstered by two destroyers temporarily detached from the {{UK-DF|10}}.  Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.
  
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They were organised as follows:{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}
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They were organised as follows:{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship, {{CaptRN}} (D) [[James Uchtred Farie|J. U. Farie]]
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* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship, {{CaptRN}} (D) [[James Uchtred Farie|James U. Farie]]
 
** {{UK-Nestor}} (lost), {{CommRN}} [[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|E. B. S. Bingham]]
 
** {{UK-Nestor}} (lost), {{CommRN}} [[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|E. B. S. Bingham]]
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** {{UK-Nomad}} (lost), {{LCommRN}} P. Whitfield
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** {{UK-Nomad}} (lost), {{LCommRN}} [[Paul Whitfield]]
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** {{UK-Narbrough}}, {{LCommRN}} G. Corlett
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** {{UK-Narborough}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Geoffrey Corlett]]
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** {{UK-Obdurate}}, {{LCommRN}} C. H. H. Sams
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** {{UK-Obdurate}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|Cecil H. H. Sams]]
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** {{UK-Petard}}, {{LCommRN}} E. C. O. Thomson
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** {{UK-Petard}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson|Evelyn C. O. Thomson]]
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** {{UK-Pelican}}, {{LCommRN}} K. A. Beattie
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** {{UK-Pelican}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Kenneth Adair Beattie|Kenneth A. Beattie]]
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** {{UK-Nerissa}}, {{LCommRN}} Montague G. B. Legge
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** {{UK-Nerissa}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Montague George Bentinck Legge|Montague G. B. Legge]]
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** {{UK-Onslow}}, {{LCommRN}} J. C. Tovey
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** {{UK-Onslow}}, {{LCommRN}} [[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]
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** {{UK-Moresby}}, {{LCommRN}} R. V. Alison
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** {{UK-Moresby}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Roger Vincent Alison|Roger V. Alison]]
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** {{UK-Nicator}}, {{LieutRN}} J. E. A. Mocatta
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** {{UK-Nicator}}, {{LieutRN}} [[Jack Ernest Albert Mocatta|Jack E. A. Mocatta]]
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** {{UK-Termagant}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Cuthbert Patrick Blake]] (temporarily attached)
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** {{UK-1Turbulent}}, {{LCommRN}} [[Dudley Stuart]] (lost.  temporarily attached)
  
 
At the same time, {{UK-Nepean}} remained in harbour and {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Negro}}, {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-Penn}} and {{UK-Penn}} were in dockyard hands.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}
 
At the same time, {{UK-Nepean}} remained in harbour and {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Negro}}, {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-Penn}} and {{UK-Penn}} were in dockyard hands.{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 430}}
  
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'''July, 1918'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (July, 1918).  p. 12.</ref>
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===June, 1916===
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<br>The Flotilla is one of six attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] under overall command of Commodore (F) in {{UK-Castor}}.  The flotilla is tender to depot ship {{UK-Columbine}}.
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{{UK-Nestor}} and {{UK-Nomad}} have been removed, owing to their loss at Jutland.  {{UK-Ophelia}} has left to join the {{UK-DF|14}} and {{UK-Partridge}} has disappeared, to appear in the Fourteenth in July.
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*{{UK-Champion|f=t}}, Captain (D)
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*{{UK-Valentine|f=t}}
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*{{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}}
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**{{UK-Osiris}}
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**{{UK-Paladin}}
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**{{UK-Patrician}}
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**{{UK-Tower}}
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**{{UK-Tristram}}
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**{{UK-Ulster}}
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**{{UK-Umpire}}
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**{{UK-Urchin}}
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**{{UK-Ursa}}
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**{{UK-Ursula}}
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**{{UK-Vectis}}
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**{{UK-Vega}}
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**{{UK-Vendetta}}
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**{{UK-Venetia}}
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**{{UK-Verdun}}
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**{{UK-Verulam}}
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**{{UK-Vesper}}
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**{{UK-Viceroy}}
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**{{UK-Vidette}}
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**{{UK-Vimiera}}
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**{{UK-Violent}}
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**{{UK-Wakeful}}
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**{{UK-Wessex}}
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**{{UK-Westcott}}
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**{{UK-Westminster}}
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**{{UK-Winchelsea}}
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**{{UK-Wolfhound}}
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**{{UK-Woolston}}
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'''1 August, 1918'''
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{{UK-Gabriel}} joins as a flotilla leader, as well as new destroyers {{UK-Negro}}, {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Penn}}, {{UK-Petard}} and {{UK-Pigeon}}.
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<br>While operating with the [[Battle Cruiser Force]], the flotilla was comprised as follows.<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders'', {{TNA|ADM 137/2135}}.</ref>
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Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, fourteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.{{SMNLJun16|p. 12}}{{SMNLJul16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Pigeon}}
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|-
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|}
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This roster would apply until August, 1916.{{SMNLJul16|p. 12 and Supplements through August}}
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===August, 1916===
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New destroyers {{UK-1Medway}}, {{UK-Oracle}}, {{UK-Pasley}} and {{UK-Patrician}} have joined.
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Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, eighteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.{{SMNLAug16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}
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|-
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|}
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This roster would apply until October.{{SMNLSep16|p. 12 and October's Supplement}}
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===October, 1916===
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New destroyers {{UK-Rival}} and {{UK-1Orpheus}} have joined.  {{UK-Partridge}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
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Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty destroyers and a shared depot ship.{{SMNLOct16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship''', shared w/ {{UK-DF|1}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Rival}}
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|-
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|}
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===November, 1916===
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The new {{UK-Hoste|f=t}} has joined.  It appears that {{UK-Champion}} and {{UK-Woolwich}} are no longer helping out the {{UK-DF|1}}.
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The new destroyers {{UK-Norseman}} {{UK-Oriana}} and {{UK-Oriole}} have joined.
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Strength is now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-three destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLNov16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Hoste}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
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|-
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|}
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===December, 1916===
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The new destroyers {{UK-Octavia}}, {{UK-Rosalind}}, {{UK-1Osiris}}, {{UK-1Oberon}} and {{UK-Pylades}} have joined.
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{{UK-Partridge}} has departed, to appear in the {{UK-DF|14}} in January.
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Strength is now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLDec16|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Hoste}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Negro}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Rival}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rosalind}}
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|-
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|}
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===January, 1917===
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{{UK-Hoste}} and {{UK-Negro}} have been dropped, having collided together on 21 December.{{DittColl|p. 69}}  {{UK-Rosalind}} has left to join the {{UK-DF|15}}.
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Strength is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-six destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLJan17|p. 12}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}
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|-
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|align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}
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|-
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|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Rival}}
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|}
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This roster applied until April.{{SMNLMar17|p. 12 and Supplements through April}}
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===April, 1917===
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{{UK-Oriole}} has been dropped from the ''Navy List'', to reappear here in June.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-five destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLApr17|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===May, 1917===
 +
{{UK-Champion}} again has a Captain (D) embarked.
 +
 
 +
{{UK-1Oberon}} has disappeared from the ''Navy List'' without explanation, but would reappear here in August.
 +
Meanwhile, the new {{UK-Tarpon|f=t}} has joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-five destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLMay17|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Tarpon}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===June, 1917===
 +
{{UK-Oriole}} has returned from two months in oblivion.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-six destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLJun17|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leader'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Gabriel}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Tarpon}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===July, 1917===
 +
New destroyers {{UK-Telemachus}}, {{UK-Tristram}} and {{UK-Tower}} have joined, as has {{UK-Valentine|f=t}}.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLJul17|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Nicator}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Tarpon}}||align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===August, 1917===
 +
{{UK-Nicator}} has moved out to join the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station.
 +
 
 +
{{UK-Tarpon}} has been dropped from the List, not to reappear until March, 1918 with the {{UK-DF|20}}.
 +
 
 +
{{UK-1Oberon}} has returned and new destroyer {{UK-Urchin}} has arrived.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLAug17|pp. 12, 17}}{{SMNLMar18|p. 15}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oracle}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Pelican}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===September, 1917===
 +
{{UK-Pelican}} has left, to join {{UK-DF|2}} in October, as has {{UK-Oracle}}, to join {{UK-DF|4}} in December.
 +
 
 +
The new destroyers {{UK-Umpire}}, {{UK-Vanoc}} and {{UK-Vimiera}} have joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLSep17|p. 12}}{{SMNLOct17|p. 14}}{{SMNLDec17|p. 14}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Moresby}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriole}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}||align=center|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===October, 1917===
 +
{{UK-Moresby}} has transferred to the {{UK-DF|2}} and {{UK-Oriole}} has to the {{UK-DF|4}}.
 +
 
 +
Newly-completed destroyers {{UK-Ursa}}, {{UK-Ursula}}, {{UK-Vanquisher}}, {{UK-Vehement}}, {{UK-Vendetta}} and {{UK-Verdun}} have joined.
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-four destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLOct17|p. 12, 14, 17}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Narborough}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nereus}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-1Oberon}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}||align=center|{{UK-Onslow}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Orpheus}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Pasley}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Petard}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pigeon}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Pylades}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===November, 1917===
 +
Eight "M"s left in November.  {{UK-Nereus}}, {{UK-1Oberon}}, {{UK-Onslow}}, {{UK-1Orpheus}} and {{UK-Pasley}} have gone to the {{UK-DF|4}}, and
 +
{{UK-Narborough}} and {{UK-Petard}} to the {{UK-DF|12}}, and {{UK-Pigeon}} would make it down to the {{UK-DF|2}} by December.
 +
 
 +
Newly-completed destroyers {{UK-Ulster}} and {{UK-Violent}} have joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLNov17|pp. 12, 14}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursa}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===December, 1917===
 +
Newly-completed destroyers {{UK-Vectis}}, {{UK-Venturous}}. {{UK-Verulam}} and {{UK-Wakeful}} have joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-two destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLDec17|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursa}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}
 +
|-
 +
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Wakeful}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===January, 1918===
 +
Newly-completed destroyer {{UK-Venetia}} joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-three destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLJan18|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Norseman}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Octavia}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Pylades}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursa}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Wakeful}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===February, 1918===
 +
"M" class destroyers {{UK-Norseman}}, {{UK-Octavia}}, {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Patrician}}, {{UK-Penn}} and {{UK-Pylades}} transferred to the {{UK-DF|14}} as newly-completed destroyers {{UK-Vega}}, {{UK-Vesper}} and {{UK-Viceroy}} joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLFeb18|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-1Medway}}||align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Telemachus}}||align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursa}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Venturous}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Wakeful}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===March, 1918===
 +
The flotilla is now expressly attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]].
 +
 
 +
{{UK-1Osiris}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|14}} in exchange for the {{UK-Patrician}} while {{UK-1Medway}} has gone to the {{UK-DF|3}}.
 +
 
 +
{{UK-Venturous}} and {{UK-Telemachus}} have gone to the {{UK-DF|20}}, part of the [[East Coast Forces]] and the new destroyer {{UK-Winchelsea}} has joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLMar18|pp. 12, 15}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Nepean}}||align=center|{{UK-Nerissa}}||align=center|{{UK-Obdurate}}||align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Winchelsea}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===April, 1918===
 +
{{UK-Valkyrie}} has joined in a paid off condition, coming from the {{UK-DF|10}}.  She would remain paid off until July.
 +
 
 +
{{UK-Nepean}}, {{UK-Nerissa}} and {{UK-Obdurate}} left to join {{UK-DF|4}} in Devonport as {{UK-1Osiris}}, {{UK-Paladin}} and {{UK-Penn}} transferred back in from the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength is a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLApr18|pp. 12, 17}}{{SMNLMar18|pp. 12, 13}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Valkyrie}}*
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Oriana}}||align=center|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center|{{UK-Patrician}}||align=center|{{UK-Penn}}||align=center|{{UK-Rival}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Winchelsea}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===May, 1918===
 +
{{UK-Oriana}} and {{UK-Rival}} left to join {{UK-DF|4}} and  {{UK-1Osiris}}, {{UK-Paladin}}, {{UK-Penn}} went to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 +
 
 +
Balancing these losses, the new destroyers {{UK-Vidette}}, {{UK-Wessex}}, {{UK-Westcott}}, {{UK-Westminster}} and {{UK-Wolfhound}} joined.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLMay18|pp. 12, 17}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Valkyrie}}*
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Patrician}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vanoc}}||align=center|{{UK-Vanquisher}}||align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vehement}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}||align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===June, 1918===
 +
{{UK-1Osiris}} and {{UK-Paladin}} returned from a single month with the {{UK-DF|14}} as {{UK-Vanoc}}, {{UK-Vanquisher}} and {{UK-Vehement}} departed to join the fast division of the {{UK-DF|20}}
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-seven destroyers and a depot ship.{{SMNLJun18|pp. 12, 15}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Gabriel}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Valkyrie}}*
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Depot Ship'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolwich}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Osiris}}*||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Patrician}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
A flotilla torpedo attack exercise conducted on the 22nd suggests that the flotilla was organized in many divisions, as the Second a Seventh Divisions attacked the British battle cruisers {{UK-Tiger}}, {{UK-Lion}} and {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} as ''Tiger'' conducted a special firing exercise against squadron mates {{UK-Repulse}} and {{UK-Renown}}. {{UK-Champion}}, then stationed off {{UK-Lion}}'s port bow at 29,000 yards, hoisted "AU 1" to order the attack against ''Tiger''. The meaning of the signal "AU #" is not explained, but perhaps is the same as the "BE #" orders outlined in the [[Grand Fleet Battle Orders]],  H.F. 0034/39 &mdash; an attack by all four divisions, approaching in two groups, each of two divisions with a gap separating their divisions.  In this case, there were eight destroyers, and their torpedoes were fired from 10,000 yards when the enemy formation was inclined 142 degrees to the left.  ''Tiger'' suffered one certain hit, and she and ''Lion'' also suffered a probable hit despite having turned four points away during the time of flight.  The torpedoes achieved an overrun of 6,000 yards &mdash; a turn of fully 7.5 points away at the time of firing would have been necessary to outrun the torpedoes.{{ARTS1918|p. 231, Plate 155}}{{GoldingGFBOs|Destroyer Addendum & Destroyer Diagrams}}
 +
 
 +
===July, 1918===
 +
{{UK-Valkyrie}} is no longer paid off, but {{UK-Gabriel}} left to lead the slow division of the {{UK-DF|20}}.
 +
 
 +
The new destroyer {{UK-Woolston}} has joined.
 +
 
 +
Shockingly, {{UK-Woolwich}} has left to work with the {{UK-DF|3}} and the Thirteenth's destroyers are now all tenders to {{UK-Columbine}}.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers.{{SMNLJul18|pp. 12, 15}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valkyrie}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-1Osiris}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Paladin}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Patrician}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Woolston}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===August, 1918===
 +
{{UK-1Osiris}} and {{UK-Paladin}} have transferred to the {{UK-DF|14}}.
 +
 
 +
The new destroyers {{UK-Walpole}} and {{UK-Windsor}} have arrived, and {{UK-Wessex}} is paid off.
 +
 
 +
The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to {{UK-Columbine}}.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.{{SMNLAug18|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
 +
|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valkyrie}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"M" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Patrician}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}*||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center colspan=2|{{UK-Woolston}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
This roster would apply until some time between September and November.<ref>No Supplements were found for September or October.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Another more detailed source shows that the flotilla would be organized as follows while operating with the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders'', {{TNA|ADM 137/2135}}.</ref>
  
 
* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship
 
* {{UK-Champion|f=t}}, flagship
Line 103: Line 1,063:
 
** {{UK-Paladin}}
 
** {{UK-Paladin}}
 
** {{UK-Patrician}}
 
** {{UK-Patrician}}
−
** {{UK-Osiris}}
+
** {{UK-1Osiris}}
 +
 
 +
===November, 1918===
 +
{{UK-Patrician}} has left to join the {{UK-DF|15}} and the new destroyer {{UK-Whitley}} is slated to arrive "shortly".
 +
 
 +
The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to {{UK-Columbine}}.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.{{SMNLNov18|p. 12}}
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 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Battle Cruiser Force]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valkyrie}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Whitley}}*
 +
|-
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|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Woolston}}
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|}
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===December, 1918===
 +
{{UK-Whitley}} has arrived.
 +
 
 +
The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to {{UK-Columbine}}.
 +
 
 +
Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.{{SMNLDec18|p. 12}}
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 +
{|width=75% class=toccolours
 +
|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Attached to the [[Grand Fleet]]'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Cruiser''', Captain (D)
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Champion}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''Flotilla Leaders'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valentine}}||align=center colspan=3|{{UK-Valkyrie}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"R" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Tower}}||align=center|{{UK-Tristram}}||align=center|{{UK-Ulster}}||align=center|{{UK-Umpire}}||align=center|{{UK-Urchin}}||align=center|{{UK-Ursa}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Ursula}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"V" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vectis}}||align=center|{{UK-Vega}}||align=center|{{UK-Vendetta}}||align=center|{{UK-Venetia}}||align=center|{{UK-Verdun}}||align=center|{{UK-Verulam}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Vesper}}||align=center|{{UK-Viceroy}}||align=center|{{UK-Vidette}}||align=center|{{UK-Vimiera}}||align=center|{{UK-Violent}}
 +
|-
 +
|align=center colspan=6|'''"W" class Destroyers'''
 +
|-
 +
|align=center|{{UK-Wakeful}}||align=center|{{UK-Walpole}}||align=center|{{UK-Wessex}}||align=center|{{UK-Westcott}}||align=center|{{UK-Westminster}}||align=center|{{UK-Whitley}}
 +
|-
 +
|&nbsp;||align=center|{{UK-Winchelsea}}||align=center|{{UK-Windsor}}||align=center|{{UK-Wolfhound}}||align=center|{{UK-Woolston}}
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|}
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After so many months of constant change, this roster lasted until March, 1919.{{SMNLJan19|p. 12 and Supplements through March}}
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===March, 1919===
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The massive post-war reorganization of the destroyer flotillas eradicated the Thirteenth and sent its assets to various new purposes.{{SMNLMar19|pp. 11, 17}}{{SMNLApr19|pp. 12, 20}}
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{|width=75% class=toccolours
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|-
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|style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Flotilla is Dis-established'''
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|}
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{{UK-Champion}} has been relegated to "Miscellaneous" status in port, and in April would wind up in Rosyth.
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{{UK-DF|5}} would grab the the seven "R" class destroyers.
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The new {{UK-DF|2}} has taken up {{UK-Valentine|f=t}} as well as destroyers {{UK-Vectis}}, {{UK-Vega}}, {{UK-Venetia}}, {{UK-Verulam}}, {{UK-Vesper}}, {{UK-Vidette}}, {{UK-Vimiera}}, {{UK-Violent}}, {{UK-Walpole}} {{UK-Wessex}}, {{UK-Westcott}}, {{UK-Westminster}}, {{UK-Winchelsea}}, {{UK-Windsor}} and {{UK-Wolfhound}}. 
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{{UK-DF|3}} has snared {{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}} and destroyers {{UK-Vendetta}}, {{UK-Verdun}}, {{UK-Viceroy}}, {{UK-Wakeful}}, {{UK-Whitley}} and {{UK-Woolston}}.
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==Drill and Practice==
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In 1916, sixty-six test runs of the flotilla's {{Torp|21-in Mark II|UK}}s in the first half of that year proved 77% probable to endanger the enemy.{{ARTS1916|p. 87}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 17:03, 2 July 2019

The Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a formation of destroyers of the Royal Navy first created in April, 1916.

Captains (D)

History

April, 1916

The flotilla appears for the first time in the Supplement to the Monthly Navy List, attached to the Grand Fleet. The flotilla would started with nine newly constructed "M" class destroyers and a depot ship shared another flotilla.[9]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Moresby Nepean Nerissa Nestor Nicator Nomad
Obdurate Onslow Pelican

May, 1916

The flotilla gains Champion as a flotilla cruiser, and destroyers Narborough, Nereus, Ophelia and Partridge. Strength is now a cruiser, thirteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.[10]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa Nestor
Nicator Nomad Obdurate Onslow Ophelia Partridge
Pelican

Battle of Jutland

Main article: Thirteenth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland

Ten destroyers of the Thirteenth under the lead of the light cruiser Champion screened the First Battle Cruiser Squadron during the battle, bolstered by two destroyers temporarily detached from the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla. Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.

They were organised as follows:[11][12]

At the same time, Nepean remained in harbour and Paladin, Negro, Nereus, Penn and Penn were in dockyard hands.[13]

June, 1916

Nestor and Nomad have been removed, owing to their loss at Jutland. Ophelia has left to join the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla and Partridge has disappeared, to appear in the Fourteenth in July.

Gabriel joins as a flotilla leader, as well as new destroyers Negro, Paladin, Penn, Petard and Pigeon.

Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, fourteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.[14][15]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Moresby Narborough Negro Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Nicator Obdurate Onslow Paladin Pelican Penn
Petard Pigeon

This roster would apply until August, 1916.[16]

August, 1916

New destroyers Medway, Oracle, Pasley and Patrician have joined.

Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, eighteen destroyers and a shared depot ship.[17]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Negro Nepean Nereus
Nerissa Nicator Obdurate Onslow Oracle Paladin
Pasley Patrician Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon

This roster would apply until October.[18]

October, 1916

New destroyers Rival and Orpheus have joined. Partridge has gone to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Strength is now a shared cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty destroyers and a shared depot ship.[19]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship, shared w/ First Destroyer Flotilla
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Negro Nepean Nereus
Nerissa Nicator Obdurate Onslow Oracle Orpheus
Paladin Pasley Patrician Pelican Penn Petard
Pigeon Rival

November, 1916

The new flotilla leader Hoste has joined. It appears that Champion and Woolwich are no longer helping out the First Destroyer Flotilla.

The new destroyers Norseman Oriana and Oriole have joined.

Strength is now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-three destroyers and a depot ship.[20]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel Hoste
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Negro Nepean Nereus
Nerissa Nicator Norseman Obdurate Onslow Oracle
Oriana Oriole Orpheus Paladin Pasley Patrician
Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon Rival

December, 1916

The new destroyers Octavia, Rosalind, Osiris, Oberon and Pylades have joined. Partridge has departed, to appear in the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla in January.

Strength is now a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.[21]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel Hoste
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Negro Nepean Nereus
Nerissa Nicator Norseman Obdurate Oberon Octavia
Onslow Oracle Oriana Oriole Orpheus Osiris
Paladin Pasley Patrician Pelican Penn Petard
Pigeon Pylades Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Rosalind

January, 1917

Hoste and Negro have been dropped, having collided together on 21 December.[22] Rosalind has left to join the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Strength is now a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-six destroyers and a depot ship.[23]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Nicator Norseman Obdurate Oberon Octavia Onslow
Oracle Oriana Oriole Orpheus Osiris Paladin
Pasley Patrician Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon
Pylades Rival

This roster applied until April.[24]

April, 1917

Oriole has been dropped from the Navy List, to reappear here in June.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-five destroyers and a depot ship.[25]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Nicator Norseman Obdurate Oberon Octavia Onslow
Oracle Oriana Orpheus Osiris Paladin Pasley
Patrician Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon Pylades
Rival

May, 1917

Champion again has a Captain (D) embarked.

Oberon has disappeared from the Navy List without explanation, but would reappear here in August. Meanwhile, the new destroyer Tarpon has joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-five destroyers and a depot ship.[26]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Nicator Norseman Obdurate Octavia Onslow Oracle
Oriana Orpheus Osiris Paladin Pasley Patrician
Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon Pylades Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tarpon

June, 1917

Oriole has returned from two months in oblivion.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, a flotilla leader, twenty-six destroyers and a depot ship.[27]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leader
Gabriel
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Nicator Norseman Obdurate Octavia Onslow Oracle
Oriana Oriole Orpheus Osiris Paladin Pasley
Patrician Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tarpon

July, 1917

New destroyers Telemachus, Tristram and Tower have joined, as has flotilla leader Valentine.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.[28]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Nicator Norseman Obdurate Octavia Onslow Oracle
Oriana Oriole Orpheus Osiris Paladin Pasley
Patrician Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
  Tarpon Telemachus Tristram Tower

August, 1917

Nicator has moved out to join the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station.

Tarpon has been dropped from the List, not to reappear until March, 1918 with the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla.

Oberon has returned and new destroyer Urchin has arrived.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-nine destroyers and a depot ship.[29][30]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Norseman Obdurate Oberon Octavia Onslow Oracle
Oriana Oriole Orpheus Osiris Paladin Pasley
Patrician Pelican Penn Petard Pigeon Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
  Telemachus Tristram Tower Urchin

September, 1917

Pelican has left, to join Second Destroyer Flotilla in October, as has Oracle, to join Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in December.

The new destroyers Umpire, Vanoc and Vimiera have joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty destroyers and a depot ship.[31][32][33]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Moresby Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa
Norseman Obdurate Oberon Octavia Onslow Oriana
Oriole Orpheus Osiris Paladin Pasley Patrician
Penn Petard Pigeon Pylades Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus Tower Tristram Umpire Urchin
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vimiera

October, 1917

Moresby has transferred to the Second Destroyer Flotilla and Oriole has to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.

Newly-completed destroyers Ursa, Ursula, Vanquisher, Vehement, Vendetta and Verdun have joined. Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-four destroyers and a depot ship.[34]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Narborough Nepean Nereus Nerissa Norseman
Obdurate Oberon Octavia Onslow Oriana Orpheus
Osiris Paladin Pasley Patrician Penn Petard
Pigeon Pylades Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus Tower Tristram Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vehement Vendetta Verdun Vimiera

November, 1917

Eight "M"s left in November. Nereus, Oberon, Onslow, Orpheus and Pasley have gone to the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, and Narborough and Petard to the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla, and Pigeon would make it down to the Second Destroyer Flotilla by December.

Newly-completed destroyers Ulster and Violent have joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.[35]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Nepean Nerissa Norseman Obdurate Octavia
Oriana Osiris Paladin Patrician Penn Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin
Ursa Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vehement Vendetta Verdun Vimiera
Violent

December, 1917

Newly-completed destroyers Vectis, Venturous. Verulam and Wakeful have joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-two destroyers and a depot ship.[36]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Nepean Nerissa Norseman Obdurate Octavia
Oriana Osiris Paladin Patrician Penn Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin
Ursa Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vectis Vehement Vendetta Venturous
  Verdun Verulam Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful

January, 1918

Newly-completed destroyer Venetia joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty-three destroyers and a depot ship.[37]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Nepean Nerissa Norseman Obdurate Octavia
Oriana Osiris Paladin Patrician Penn Pylades
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin
Ursa Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vectis Vehement Vendetta Venetia
Venturous Verdun Verulam Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful

February, 1918

"M" class destroyers Norseman, Octavia, Paladin, Patrician, Penn and Pylades transferred to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla as newly-completed destroyers Vega, Vesper and Viceroy joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, thirty destroyers and a depot ship.[38]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Medway Nepean Nerissa Obdurate Oriana Osiris
Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Telemachus Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin
Ursa Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vectis Vega Vehement Vendetta
Venetia Venturous Verdun Verulam Vesper Viceroy
Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful

March, 1918

The flotilla is now expressly attached to the Battle Cruiser Force.

Osiris has gone to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla in exchange for the Patrician while Medway has gone to the Third Destroyer Flotilla.

Venturous and Telemachus have gone to the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla, part of the East Coast Forces and the new destroyer Winchelsea has joined.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.[39]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Nepean Nerissa Obdurate Oriana Patrician Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vectis Vega Vehement Vendetta
Venetia Verdun Verulam Vesper Viceroy Vimiera
Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Winchelsea

April, 1918

Valkyrie has joined in a paid off condition, coming from the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla. She would remain paid off until July.

Nepean, Nerissa and Obdurate left to join Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in Devonport as Osiris, Paladin and Penn transferred back in from the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Flotilla strength is a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.[40][41]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine Valkyrie*
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Oriana Osiris Paladin Patrician Penn Rival
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vectis Vega Vehement Vendetta
Venetia Verdun Verulam Vesper Viceroy Vimiera
Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Winchelsea

May, 1918

Oriana and Rival left to join Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and Osiris, Paladin, Penn went to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

Balancing these losses, the new destroyers Vidette, Wessex, Westcott, Westminster and Wolfhound joined.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers and a depot ship.[42]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine Valkyrie*
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vanoc Vanquisher Vectis Vega Vehement Vendetta
Venetia Verdun Verulam Vesper Viceroy Vidette
Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Wessex Westcott Westminster Winchelsea Wolfhound

June, 1918

Osiris and Paladin returned from a single month with the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla as Vanoc, Vanquisher and Vehement departed to join the fast division of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, three flotilla leaders, twenty-seven destroyers and a depot ship.[43]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Gabriel Valentine Valkyrie*
Depot Ship
Woolwich
"M" class Destroyers
Osiris* Paladin Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis Vega Vendetta Venetia Verdun Verulam
Vesper Viceroy Vidette Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Wessex Westcott Westminster Winchelsea Wolfhound

A flotilla torpedo attack exercise conducted on the 22nd suggests that the flotilla was organized in many divisions, as the Second a Seventh Divisions attacked the British battle cruisers Tiger, Lion and Princess Royal as Tiger conducted a special firing exercise against squadron mates Repulse and Renown. Champion, then stationed off Lion's port bow at 29,000 yards, hoisted "AU 1" to order the attack against Tiger. The meaning of the signal "AU #" is not explained, but perhaps is the same as the "BE #" orders outlined in the Grand Fleet Battle Orders, H.F. 0034/39 — an attack by all four divisions, approaching in two groups, each of two divisions with a gap separating their divisions. In this case, there were eight destroyers, and their torpedoes were fired from 10,000 yards when the enemy formation was inclined 142 degrees to the left. Tiger suffered one certain hit, and she and Lion also suffered a probable hit despite having turned four points away during the time of flight. The torpedoes achieved an overrun of 6,000 yards — a turn of fully 7.5 points away at the time of firing would have been necessary to outrun the torpedoes.[44][45]

July, 1918

Valkyrie is no longer paid off, but Gabriel left to lead the slow division of the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla.

The new destroyer Woolston has joined.

Shockingly, Woolwich has left to work with the Third Destroyer Flotilla and the Thirteenth's destroyers are now all tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, twenty-eight destroyers.[46]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine Valkyrie
"M" class Destroyers
Osiris Paladin Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis Vega Vendetta Venetia Verdun Verulam
Vesper Viceroy Vidette Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Wessex Westcott Westminster Winchelsea Wolfhound
Woolston

August, 1918

Osiris and Paladin have transferred to the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.

The new destroyers Walpole and Windsor have arrived, and Wessex is paid off.

The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.[47]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine Valkyrie
"M" class Destroyers
Patrician
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis Vega Vendetta Venetia Verdun Verulam
Vesper Viceroy Vidette Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Walpole Wessex* Westcott Westminster Winchelsea
Windsor Wolfhound Woolston

This roster would apply until some time between September and November.[48]

Another more detailed source shows that the flotilla would be organized as follows while operating with the Battle Cruiser Force[49]

November, 1918

Patrician has left to join the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla and the new destroyer Whitley is slated to arrive "shortly".

The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.[50]

Attached to the Battle Cruiser Force
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine Valkyrie
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis Vega Vendetta Venetia Verdun Verulam
Vesper Viceroy Vidette Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Walpole Wessex Westcott Westminster Whitley*
  Winchelsea Windsor Wolfhound Woolston

December, 1918

Whitley has arrived.

The Thirteenth's destroyers remain tenders to Columbine.

Flotilla strength was a cruiser, two flotilla leaders, and twenty-eight destroyers.[51]

Attached to the Grand Fleet
Flotilla Cruiser, Captain (D)
Champion
Flotilla Leaders
Valentine Valkyrie
"R" class Destroyers
Tower Tristram Ulster Umpire Urchin Ursa
Ursula
"V" class Destroyers
Vectis Vega Vendetta Venetia Verdun Verulam
Vesper Viceroy Vidette Vimiera Violent
"W" class Destroyers
Wakeful Walpole Wessex Westcott Westminster Whitley
  Winchelsea Windsor Wolfhound Woolston

After so many months of constant change, this roster lasted until March, 1919.[52]

March, 1919

The massive post-war reorganization of the destroyer flotillas eradicated the Thirteenth and sent its assets to various new purposes.[53][54]

Flotilla is Dis-established

Champion has been relegated to "Miscellaneous" status in port, and in April would wind up in Rosyth.

Fifth Destroyer Flotilla would grab the the seven "R" class destroyers.

The new Second Destroyer Flotilla has taken up flotilla leader Valentine as well as destroyers Vectis, Vega, Venetia, Verulam, Vesper, Vidette, Vimiera, Violent, Walpole Wessex, Westcott, Westminster, Winchelsea, Windsor and Wolfhound.

Third Destroyer Flotilla has snared flotilla leader Valkyrie and destroyers Vendetta, Verdun, Viceroy, Wakeful, Whitley and Woolston.

Drill and Practice

In 1916, sixty-six test runs of the flotilla's 21-in Mark II torpedos in the first half of that year proved 77% probable to endanger the enemy.[55]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 154.
  2. ↑ Farie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 154.
  3. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  4. ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
  5. ↑ Tweedie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 332.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 756.
  7. ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
  8. ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 12.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1916). p. 12.
  11. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
  12. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  13. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
  14. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1916). p. 12.
  15. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1916). p. 12.
  16. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1916). p. 12 and Supplements through August.
  17. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1916). p. 12.
  18. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1916). p. 12 and October's Supplement.
  19. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 12.
  20. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1916). p. 12.
  21. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 12.
  22. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
  23. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 12.
  24. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1917). p. 12 and Supplements through April.
  25. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1917). p. 12.
  26. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1917). p. 12.
  27. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1917). p. 12.
  28. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 12.
  29. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1917). pp. 12, 17.
  30. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). p. 15.
  31. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1917). p. 12.
  32. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 14.
  33. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 14.
  34. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (October, 1917). p. 12, 14, 17.
  35. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1917). pp. 12, 14.
  36. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 12.
  37. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 12.
  38. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1918). p. 12.
  39. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 12, 15.
  40. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1918). pp. 12, 17.
  41. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1918). pp. 12, 13.
  42. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1918). pp. 12, 17.
  43. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (June, 1918). pp. 12, 15.
  44. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 231, Plate 155.
  45. ↑ Golding. Grand Fleet Battle Orders. Destroyer Addendum & Destroyer Diagrams.
  46. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 12, 15.
  47. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (August, 1918). p. 12.
  48. ↑ No Supplements were found for September or October.
  49. ↑ Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders, The National Archives. ADM 137/2135.
  50. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 12.
  51. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 12.
  52. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 12 and Supplements through March.
  53. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). pp. 11, 17.
  54. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1919). pp. 12, 20.
  55. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 87.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.

See Also


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